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	Tony Miles
		Miles was born in Edgbaston[?] in Birmingham, and learnt the game at an early age.
		Miles made accusations regarding payments that Keene had recieved from the British Chess Federation[?] for acting as his second (assistant) in the 1985 Interzonal tournament in Turin.
		Miles suffered from diabetes, and a post mortem found that this contributed to his death by heart failure in 2001.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Tony_Miles.html (787 words)

	Obituary: Tony Miles \| Obituaries \| Guardian Unlimited
		Tony Miles, Britain's first chess grandmaster, who has died aged 46, inspired a generation of English talent to defeat Russian opponents and challenge the Soviet Union for world supremacy.
		Miles learned chess at the age of five, was educated at King Edward's school, Birmingham, won the 1968 British under-14 title and then improved rapidly.
		Miles was ranked for a decade among the top 10 grandmasters, but despite his successes, he never reached the candidates round of the world championship.
	www.guardian.co.uk /obituaries/story/0,3604,592981,00.html (839 words)

	Anthony John Miles 23rd April 1955 - 12th November 2001
		Miles spearheaded a new generation of young English players whose rise led eventually to Nigel Short's march to the World Championship final in 1993 and England's status in the 1980s as the second chess nation behind the Russians.
		Tony's stay in the USA was brief and later he went to Australia but eventually he returned to Birmingham and for the last ten years he was one of the most active players on the UK and world circuit.
		Miles inspired us because he showed that the Soviets were not invincible, he was never afraid, rarely took draws and often played more moves than anyone else in a tournament and scored many a win due to his sheer determination.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/milesmp.html (1343 words)

	Anthony John Miles 23rd April 1955 - 12th November 2001
		Miles' achievement seemed to aid others in British chess as in the next five years Keene, Stean, Nunn, Mestel and Speelman were to follow him to the GM title.
		Miles made accusations to the British Chess Federation about Raymond Keene over payments made by the BCF to Keene for acting as Miles's second at the Turin Internzonal in 1985 (Miles said that Keene had not assisted him).
		Miles played in the Mondariz Zonal tournament and although he got into a playoff for a qualification place the odds were not with him.
	www.chesscenter.com /twic/milesmc.html (2130 words)

	TONY MILES DIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We have heard the very sad news that Grandmaster Anthony Miles, the first British GM in history and long one of the world's leading players, has died at the age of 46.
		Miles suffered from diabetes, and was found dead in his bed in his native Birmingham, England yesterday morning.
		Miles was a frequent competitor in American tournaments, tying for first in the 1979, 1980, and 1989 World Opens.
	www.chessnews.org /miles.htm (176 words)

	Obituary Tony Miles
		Tony Miles was England's first world-class professional player of the modern era, becoming the first England player to qualify for the over-the-board grandmaster title in 1976 and going on to establish himself as one of the top players on the circuit during Anatoly Karpov's reign as world champion.
		Miles played in eight Olympiads for England, though he also played under the US flag for some years in the late 1980s and early 1990s before returning to the English fold.
		Tony Miles was unquestionably one of the most important and influential figures in British chess history.
	www.bcf.org.uk /national/2002/obit-miles.htm (1189 words)

	Tony Miles: It's Only Me
		There is also a two-page forward by Leonard Barden that discusses Miles contribution to English chess, including his race with Raymond Keene to be the first English grandmaster (and win a 5,000 pound prize) and his later battles with the Soviet chess establishment.
		Miles was a colorful player and chess personality, and his career included several notable achievements - and controversies.
		Miles provides extensive coverage to a couple of his better known exploits - his win over world champion Karpov in the European Team Championships on the fl side of a game that started 1.e4 a6, and his tie for first at the Tilburg Interpolis 1985 while playing most of the games laying on his stomach.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_rb/rb_tony_miles.html (892 words)

	Tony Miles
		Miles learnt of his diabetic condition late in life (two or three years ago I believe) and many are speculating that this was a major contributory factor in his untimely death.
		Tony was not really a close friend (I'm almost a decade younger than him and had not even played in my first novice tournament when he had already gained the Grandmaster title) but I liked him and always enjoyed his company, his never failing sense of humour and his perceptive, cutting insights.
		In chess terms Tony Miles achieved a great deal: first amongst Brits in the race to the Grandmaster title, many fine tournament successes, the leading English player of the seventies and early eighties, top board for England at various Olympiads when we were second only to the Soviet Union.
	www.jlevitt.dircon.co.uk /nov2001.htm (1052 words)

	Tony Miles:‘It's Only Me’
		Dead shockingly at only 46 in November 2001, the affable, peripatetic Tony Miles, a giant-slayer, took into history the achievement of becoming the very first GM in a country regarded before as a third-rate chess power.
		Miles' friend Geoff Lawton has done an admirable job of combing Miles' papers and conveying to us the GM's colloquial and humorous comments on these games.
		In one, Miles tried to climb into 10 Downing St. to seek P.M. Thatcher's aid against someone he thought was plotting to do away with him.
	www.jeremysilman.com /book_reviews_as/as_tony_miles.html (722 words)

	Tony Miles
		Tony’s responsible for reaching/teaching, with an emphasis on using contemporary technology in MCH’s work and worship.
		Tony’s Nan (89) and Grandad (88), and his Nan Elborough (88) have all reached wonderful ages.
		Tony has a strong conviction that Christians should be getting involved, not simply for what we can ‘get out of it’, but because we want to demonstrate a pastoral concern for radio as a workplace.
	www.tonymiles.co.uk /familynews.htm (1776 words)

	Chessville - Reviews - TonyMiles: It's Only Me - Reviewed by Jens Madsen
		Miles had a definite knack for telling good stories with brutal honesty and trademark sarcasm, which has resulted in a very entertaining book.
		Miles’ playing strength declined from the late eighties onwards, when he had to give in to a new generation of emerging stars.
		Miles claimed that the must-win situations of open tournaments helped sharpen his style for the super tournaments, where he faced the likes of Karpov, Korchnoi, and Timman.
	www.chessville.com /reviews/TonyMiles_ItsOnlyMe.htm (2063 words)

	4NCL - The Four Nations League - www.4ncl.co.uk
		I was shocked to hear of the death of Tony Miles yesterday and just wanted to draw your attention to it in case you had not heard.
		Tony rather provocatively gave this move a dubious mark on the grounds that it weakens the b3 square.
		Tony's speciality - a flexible move that prepares the bishop fianchetto and the possibility of dismantling a big White pawn centre with the pawn break...f5.
	www.4ncl.co.uk /miles.htm (1291 words)

	Tony Miles
		Everyone was saddened to hear of the death of GM Tony Miles on 12th November 2001.
		Many people have spoken of how combative Miles was when playing chess and this is reflected in the way he approached played in Brynmawr Chess Club's first GM simultaneous event on 30th May 1995.
		Tony emerged from the event having conceded only two draws to spoil his otherwise perfect performance.
	www.northgwentchessclub.co.uk /miles.htm (149 words)

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		He is a fan of R&B and hip-hop and enjoys vacationing in Hawaii.
		Tony spent the off-season in Burlington and Waco, TX with his wife Nicole, their 1 year old girl Tiana and brand new baby boy Antonio Jr.
		Tony makes many appearances on behalf of the Argos is a regular member of the Courtside Boatmen, the Argonauts charity basketball team.
	www.argonauts.ca /Argos/Team/Roster/Tony_Miles.html (363 words)

	Cibo Presents Tony Miles: Soul, Rock, World Beat & Reggae
		in much of the northeastern U.S., Tony Miles has selected the bay area's fertile
		Tony Miles ability to embrace his audiences can only be surpassed by his diverse vocal styling, his lighter-than-air leaps and his seemingly unlimited bag of tricks.
		Miles has corralled an impressive assortment of recordings,
	www.cibo.com /tony.htm (83 words)

	CD Baby: TONY MILES BAND: What's Up Cd.
		CD Baby: TONY MILES BAND: What's Up Cd.
		Tony has also performed in a PBS After School T.V. Movie Special.
		Tony's Soulful Reggae Stylee", combines a hypnotic groove with a Soulful Island Riddem's and Blue's Styling;in a Unique- Sound that moves and groove's listeners and is truely his own.
	www.cdbaby.com /tonymiles (174 words)

	Tony Miles information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The New York Times presents a special section on the 2006 Tonys
		Geoff Lawton (compiler), Tony Miles: "It's Only Me" (Batsford, 2003) - mainly articles by Miles and games annotated by him, with a small number of tributes from other writers
		Miles' finger-notes at the Internet Chess Club, where he often played
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Tony_Miles (1067 words)

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